Hexagram 7 師, Line 3
師
Hexagram 7 · third line, divided (six)
師或輿尸，凶。
The third line, divided, shows how the host may, possibly, have many inefficient leaders. There will be evil.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
師或輿尸，大无功也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 7 becomes hexagram 46.
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Character glossary
- 師shīteacher, professional, master
- 或huòor, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possib
- 輿yúcart, palanquin, sedan chair
- 尸shībody, corpse
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 功gōngachievement, good work; merit; service
- 也yěalso, too
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.